Port Moresby vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port Moresby	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$537	$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$232	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$1851
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.4	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$402	$375
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	17	13
😀 Quality of life	53	26
🏙️ Population	317K	948K

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 56% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8225th and 4354th ($537 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Papua New Guinea and Laos, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port Moresby compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6125th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Vientiane

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	Port Moresby	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.65	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$820	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.5	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.93	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.7	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3799	$10038

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$522
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1397
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$446
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1249
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1425
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$495
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1859
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$504
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1816
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1881
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2356
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1785
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2011
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$508
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2943
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$506
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1160
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1164
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$514
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$506
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1354
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$744
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$505
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$431
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1597
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1648
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$500
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1184
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$575
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$554
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$504
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$577
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$517
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$631
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$588
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$594
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$543
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$524
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$557
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$902
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$562
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$587
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$605
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$716
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$605
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$539
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$422